It’s Scotland Loves Local Week: Here’s how you can get involved
It’s Scotland Loves Local Week – the time to celebrate and get behind the people who make our places. From Saturday August 23 until Saturday August 30, the team at Scotland’s Towns Partnership is championing the message for us...
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Giveaway campaign to mark launch of new Perth City & Towns Gift Card
A Great Gift Card Giveaway campaign is due to go live during Scotland Loves Local Week to celebrate the launch of Perth’s new gift card – the Perth City & Towns Gift Card – and a new partnership with...
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Celebrating the people who make Stirling
Stories of the people and historic businesses at the heart of Stirling are to be brought to life as part of an exciting new collaboration. Go Forth Stirling BID and Historic Environment Scotland (HES), with the support of Stirling...
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Choose reuse: Thousands get behind BID’s coffee cup project to reduce waste and boost business
Thousands of free reusable cups have been handed out to coffee lovers in Paisley to encourage consumers to choose reuse. Paisley First BID (Business Improvement District) secured support from Zero Waste Scotland to launch a town-wide reusable cup scheme,...
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‘Scotland Loves Local has made people a lot closer’
Some of the faces of Scotland Loves Local’s launch believe people now have a greater appreciation of the critical difference that they can make to their communities by choosing local. Members of the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Milngavie...
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Driving multi-million pound Scotland Loves Local Gift Card success to a new level
Ambitious plans are being pursued to open up the Scotland Loves Local Gift Card to more people in more places. Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) – with support from the Scottish Government – is working alongside Perth-headquartered fintech Miconex to...
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Scotland Loves Local: Five years of championing communities
Scotland Loves Local is five – and the need for people to #ChooseLocal and get behind the people and businesses in their community is as strong as ever. What started as a marketing campaign to help communities and local...
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Glastonbury stars heading for Milngavie Street Party
Stars hot from the stage at Glastonbury are on their way to Milngavie. Iconic drum and base duo Fabio and Grooverider, actor and DJ Craig Charles and Mercury Music Prize nominees Corto Alto will all be performing at the...
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People Make Places: Theme revealed for Scotland Loves Local Week 2025
The people who make Scotland’s communities so special will be celebrated as part of Scotland Loves Local Week. People Make Places is the theme for this year’s events, which take place from Saturday August 23. A week of activities,...
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New kiosk to buy Scotland Loves Local Glasgow Gift Card launched in key location
Glasgow’s own Gift Card is now available to purchase in person for the first time, thanks to a new partnership between Buchanan Galleries and Glasgow City Council. Glaswegians can show their support for local businesses and help keep the...
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